Original U.S. Navy 1920s USS Arizona Sailor’s Flat Cap with Tally and Correspondence Archive Grouping British Flags This example measures 9 1/2"

This example measures 9 1/2" overall

The Navy Scouts and Raiders unit was first employed in Operation Torch

Hauptmann Gerhard Michalski claimed 25 over Malta

The full face mask allowed the use of communications and kept face warm in cold conditions

Original U.S. Navy 1920s USS Arizona Sailor’s Flat Cap with Tally and Correspondence Archive Grouping British Flags This example measures 9 1/2"Original Items: One of a Kind. Grouping attributed to Kern Merrill, a sailor who served aboard the U. S. S. Arizona in the mid 1920s. The grouping includes a thirty six pieces of correspondence (thirty five letters and one Western Union Telegram), along with a WWI 1920s era U. S. Navy Issue Sailors Flat Cap with an original U. S. S. ARIZONA tally originally fitted. The correspondence consists mostly of letters penned by Merrill sent to his mother.